League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
	Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues Member Council; Village of Evendale

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.     See below for questions on Basic Services, Budget, Clean Air Click on a name for candidate information.   See also more information about this contest. 1. What services do you believe should be considered basic and essential for the Village? Answer from Catherine E. Hartman: Basic and essential services include snow and garbage removal, street maintenance and lighting, and fire and police protection. We need to have municipal offices to handle Village business and functions. Other services that are vital to the quality of life in Evendale are our recreation and social opportunities. The sum of all these services are part of what makes our community safe, attractive and very livable and pleasant. 2. How would you balance the Village Budget? Answer from Catherine E. Hartman: Our budget is balanced now through some belt tightening and a small increase in income tax. Village employees have had increases in the amounts they pay for health insurance. We are slightly reducing number of employees through attrition, either by not replacing an employee who retires, or replacing a full-time retiree with a part-time employee. We have asked departments to keep expenses level, with no increases for payroll or other expenses. We are currently ahead of projections in income though so we have a modest surplus on income for this year to date. 3. What actions will you take to support clean air? Answer from Catherine E. Hartman: Air regulations are enforced primarily at the state level, however we can do some initial investigation of problems within the Village that become evident through appearance or odors. This can apply to vehicles as well as industrial emissions. Tailpipe emissions from vehicles can be addressed by police as they patrol the Village. Industrial discharges could be addressed by contacting the industry and requesting improvements. If that does not bring results, it should be referred to Ohio EPA. Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. Word limits may apply. See individual questions for specific word limits. Direct references to opponents are not permitted. Please edit your work before submitting. We are unable to provide spell-check at this time. The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.